{"id":116037,"date":"2021-12-03T18:19:18","date_gmt":"2021-12-03T17:19:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=116037"},"modified":"2021-12-03T18:19:18","modified_gmt":"2021-12-03T17:19:18","slug":"iswap-fighters-kill-army-commander-as-they-clash-with-troops-in-rann","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/12\/03\/iswap-fighters-kill-army-commander-as-they-clash-with-troops-in-rann\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;ISWAP fighters&#8217; kill Army commander as they clash with troops in Rann"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Military sources have disclosed that suspected fighters of the Islamic State in West Africa Province (ISWAP) have killed a commanding officer in one of the battalions of operation Hadin Kai.<\/p>\n<p>According to sources, the senior officer was killed alongside five soldiers when the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/11\/13\/army-confirms-insurgents-killed-senior-officer-three-soldiers\/\">insurgents<\/a> attacked Rann, a town in Kala Balge LGA of Borno state on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>It was also learnt that the troops engaged the insurgents who came\u00a0in their numbers, and the the gunfight lasted many hours.<\/p>\n<p>About 20 ISWAP fighters were also reportedly killed by the troops.<\/p>\n<p>As at the time of reportage, army spokesperson, Onyema Nwachukwu was not immediately\u00a0available to comment on the attack.<\/p>\n<p>This is coming three weeks after ISWAP killed Dzarma Zirkusu, a\u00a0brigadier-general and commander of the army brigade in Chibok.<\/p>\n<p>Zirkusu was on his way to Askira to provide support for the troops when he was ambushed and killed.<\/p>\n<p>The general was killed alongside three of his soldiers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSadly, a gallant senior officer brigadier-general Dzarma Zirkusu and three soldiers paid the supreme sacrifice in a very rare display of gallantry as they provided reinforcement in a counteroffensive against the terrorists, and successfully defended the location,\u201d Onyema had said in a statement.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Military sources have disclosed that suspected fighters of the Islamic State in West Africa Province (ISWAP) have killed a commanding officer in one of the battalions of operation Hadin Kai. 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